Ledge Grass vs Little Ground Squirrel

Poa hothamensis compared with Spermophilus pygmaeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ledge Grass	Little Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Poa	Spermophilus
Species	Poa hothamensis	Spermophilus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Ledge Grass

LC — Least Concern

Little Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ledge Grass	Little Ground Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ledge Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Little Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Russia and Ukraine.